Go, Monday: Oregon History 101, Futurebirds

Nightlife

Futurebirds, 9 p.m. Mississippi Studios, 3939 N. Mississippi Ave., Portland; $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-288-3895 or www.mississippistudios.com

Oh Honey, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $12, for ages 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Words

Daniel Arnold, “Snowblind: Stories of Alpine Obsession,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Quan Barry, “She Weeps Each Time You’re Born,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s on Hawthorne, 3723 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd., Portland; 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Museums

Oregon History 101, 7 p.m. The Oregon Black Pioneers will discuss the night life of Portland’s African American community during the 1940s and 1950s. McMenamins Kennedy School, 5736 N.E. 33rd Ave., Portland; free. 503-222-1741 or www.ohs.org

Dancing

Country dance lessons, 7 p.m. Silver Star Saloon, 6718 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver; $5. 360-694-5742.